I Swear I'll Leave This Town
Filmfest 2015
PT: Prometo Um Dia Deixar Essa Cidade
OT: PROMETO UM DIA DEIXAR ESSA CIDADE
Brazil 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Portuguese)
German Premiere
Director: Daniel Aragão
Section: International Independents
After a period of rehab, the daughter of a politician in Recife has to reintegrate into society and adapt her behaviour to the wishes of her ambitious father.
Aragão’s dynamic second film combines a retro-cool mood with contemporary anger.
"I dedicate this second feature to my deceased uncle, Márcio Alves Aragão, a frustrated artist who suffered from the strict and militarized rules of the 60's in the urban area of the state's capital, Recife. When he was 15 years old he got home high on marijuana, and my grandfather caught him in such a state. Frightened, he took him to a psychiatric clinic, where he was promptly hospitalized. During all my life I could witness his suffering through his sister (my mother), and from her, I was able to extract the feeling for the film."
Daniel Aragão
Cast: Bianca Joy Porte, Zécarlos Machado, Sérgio Marone
Credits
Screenplay: Daniel Aragão
Director of Photography: Pedro Sotero
Film Editor: Daniel Aragão
Composer: Bernie Worrell
Production Designer: Thales Junqueira
Costume Design: Andrea Monteiro
Sound: Daniel Aragão
Producer: Daniel Aragão
Production Company: Cicatrix Filmes
Co-Producer: Jefferson Cavalcanti
World Sales: FiGa Films LLC
Director: Daniel Aragão